C3d binding to the circumsporozoite protein carboxy-terminus deviates immunity against malaria
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C3d binding to the circumsporozoite protein carboxy-terminus deviates immunity against malaria.
The immunogenicity of recombinant protein or anti-viral DNA vaccines can be significantly improved by the addition of tandem copies of the complement fragment C3d. We sought to determine if the efficacy of a circumsporozoite protein (CSP)-based DNA vaccine delivered to mouse skin by gene gun was improved by using this strategy. Instead, we found that C3d suppressed the protective immunity again...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Immunology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1460-2377
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh205